Honda Civic Tour Tickets - Need them?

I have a friend that has 2 extra pit tickets for the show. She only wants $75 for the pair, even though she paid $50 each.

The show's on Sunday.

Fall Out Boy, +44 (featuring Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus, formerly of blink-182), The Academy Is, Paul Wall and Cobra Starship.

If anyone's interested, let me know...

LA Peeps: Marilyn Manson & Slayer Pre-Sale

Starts tomorrow at 10am through ticketmaster.com.

Password: LOLITA

Tickets are $49.50 GA Pit & Reserved, $39.50 Reserved, $19.50 Lawn and there is an 8 ticket limit.

They're playing August 24th at the Verizon Wireless Theater.

Enjoy!

2007 Street Scene Line Up Additions

Biffy Clyro
Kinky
Mika
Sean Na Na

How many more bands are left to add? They better be good!

SD Dialed In featured in Sunday San Diego Union Tribune!

How great is that! Congratulations Rosey!

Sunday San Diego Union Tribune Featuring SD Dialed In

San Diego Music Foundation: Music 101 Review

Well, I was going to get all wordy and give a recap on my blog, but I think Scott (CatDirt Sez) did a great job.


So go to Cat Dirt Sez for the whole scoop!

The Cure Tour Dates

Looks like they'll be rolling through San Diego. 65 DAYS OF STATIC will be their opening band throughout the whole tour.

You probably won't see me there, unless I get free tickets. I think I would be disappointed. So I'd almost rather skip it and watch their videos!


Thu-Sep-13 Tampa - St Pete Times Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta - Gwinnett Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC - Patriot Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia - Wachovia Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York City - Madison Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston - Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal - Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto - Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago - Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City - E Center

Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival

Mon-Oct-08 Seattle - Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver - General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego - Cox Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston - Toyota Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas - American Airlines Center

2007 Street Scene: Beastie Boys are in

but Spoon is now out of the line-up.

I'm not happy with that. I really wanted to see Spoon. I wonder what happened?

I got this from San Diego CityBeat's Blog.


Reminder: Tickets go on-sale tomorrow!

Fifty On Their Heels at the Rhythm Lounge & Joan Jett at the Fairgrounds!

Fifty on Their Heels will be playing with The Corvinas tonight at the Rhythm Lounge. Doors at 9pm, show at 10pm. It's in Point Loma - off Midway. You'll see the sign!

Joan Jett is at the San Diego County Fair tonight. Ticket says 4pm. She has two bands opening for her and it's going to be a big production. Admission is free with purchase of a ticket to the fair.

I plan on hitting both up!

Eric Burdon & The Animals @ SD County Fair 06/20/07

In true fashion, Eric Burdon and The Animals started about 15 minutes late. He came out wearing shades and ready to rock. His band consisted of himself on vocals and 4 members: Red Young on keyboards, Eric McFadden on guitars, Paula O'Rourke on bass, Tony Braunagel on drums. And according to Burdon, Eric McFadden was present during some of the original recording sessions of The Animals. Paula, the bassist, was in a dress and boots. It reminded me of the way the band Hole would dress. The sound was fine after some fine tuning and the band seemed to be having a good time.

They played about 13 to 14 songs. They opened up with Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. And they spread out the hits (We've Got to Get Out of this Place, It's My Life(which the guy next to me sang very loudly), I Put A Spell On You, and See See Rider) throughout the set and mixed them up with his solo albums that were all blues and New Orleans type jazz. I'm sure they played some other hits, but I can't remember. During House of the Rising Sun, the crowd went wild. People were running up to the stage and standing in front of the people that were seated. Granted, it wasn't meant to be a seated concert. People would get chairs and sit down wherever, even on the dancefloor. You had the ex-hippies dancing around, re-living their past. There were a lot of people there from that generation and most with their families and the few that were there on dates, acting like they were that age again. The young crowd was surprising. It wasn't huge, but they were present and they were vocal.

Burdon and his Animals played for about and hour and a half and they got a standing ovation at the end. I had a good time, sipping on my beer, observing the crowd and chuckling to myself when he played his song, Mother Nature, and stated how he could smell people smoking "Mother Nature."

Snoop Dogg and The Game: Two for the Price of One?

I got this email from the House of Blues. Ticket sales must be pretty low if they're doing something like this. I don't think they've done this before, at least not that I'm aware of.

They're offering tickets to see Snoop Dogg on June 27 and The Game on June 24 for $75 a ticket. They're both performing at 4th and B. You have to go through ticketmaster. Sorry.

So if you're interested, the password is BALLER.

Full Street Scene Line-up with more to come...

A big thank you to Rosey from SD Dialed In.

This is what she had to say:

Here's the bands that have now been officially named for the 2007 Street Scene at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on September 22 and 23 (according to the U-T):

Air
Arctic Monkeys
Augustana
Brand New
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Dios
Editors
Elvis Perkins
Fair To Midland
G. Love & Special Sauce
Honeycut
Infected Mushroom
Jack's Mannequin
The Killers
Louis XIV
Matt Costa
Muse
Mute Math
Ozomatli
Panic! At the Disco
Paolo Nutini
Punk Rock Karaoke
Shut Up Stella
Slightly Stoopid
Social Distortion
Spoon
Supersuckers
Sweet & Tender Hooligans
The Acadamy Is
VNV Nation

According to the U-T, "Up to 20 more bands will be announced for the festival..."

If you want to read more, go to her blog, click on the link above.

Thanks Rosey!

Partial Street Scene Line-up?

Thank you to Cat Dirt for uncovering this partial list of the Street Scene Line Up that will take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

The Killers
Clap You Hands and Say Yeah
Muse
Social Distortion
Artic Monkeys
Panic! At the Disco!
Louis XIV
Slightly Stoopid

The rest or more should be out today sometime, if it's not out already. I'm just starting my day...

So far, I'm happy with the line-up. I'll wait to pass judgement until I see the full line-up.

LA Peeps: White Stripes Pre-Sale

If you want to go see The White Stripes and get tickets before they go on-sale...

They're playing September 19th at the Forum.

Log onto Ticketmaster, search White Stripes

Pre-sale starts on June 21st at 10am.

Tickets are $27 - $46 and there is a 4 ticket limit.

Password: ICKY


Good Luck!

Marilyn Manson/Slayer Tour Information

Tickets go on-sale on June 30th at 10am through www.ticketmaster.com.

They're playing at the iPayOne Center aka Sports Arena.

It doesn't say how much, but I'm guessing anywhere between $30-$50 dollars and that's without the service fees. I'm basing my guess on the other dates posted.

I've been looking everywhere for this information and no one has posted anything about it - so here you go!

Street Scene Pre-sale...

I got mine. Did you get yours?

$109.95

Expensive, but probably worth it. Let's see what the regular price tickets will be.


Go Here to pick yours up if you're willing to take a chance...

Incubus Pre-Sale for SD Show

Hey All!

Want to see Incubus at the Coors Ampitheater on September 8th?

Pre-sale starts tomorrow at 10am through ticketmaster.com.

The password is nation.

I'm still debating. I would want to go see Incubus, but I kind of want to buy tickets to another event that goes on pre-sale tomorrow. Hmmm... decisions, decisions.

Weird Al at San Diego County Fair 06/13/07 Review (Kinda)

I laughed pretty hard last night at the Weird Al Concert at the San Diego County Fair.

He had 4 piece band (guitar, bass, keys, and drums) with him and a huge screen he used during his costume changes. He opened with a medley of current songs ranging from Black Eye Peas, Coldplay, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne and some others. He sang their lyrics, but in his style.

I think my highlight was perhaps seeing him strip down to a yellow SpongeBob SquarePants T-shirt and then unzipping his fly and taking off his pants to reveal boxers and a pink tutu, all the while singing to James Blunt's "You're Beautiful," but a la Wierd Al. He also did a Star Wars paradoy and ended up grinding on a fan. hahaha

He played for about two hours and there were some sound/technical issues. The mix was too loud. It seemed like the sound guys weren't on the same page. I know during one of his "interviews" all sound was lost. All you heard was the booing of the fans, but it was fixed rather quickly.

He intervied Jessica Simpson (who like's to do it pdiddy style (back to back)), Mariah Carey, Madonna, Celine Dion, Justin Timberlake and a few others.

I'm happy I treked it. The traffic wasn't bad at all and the food was good.

I even caught a little of The Fab Four's set (Beatles Tribute Band). They were pretty good. They play all the instruments live and they sing everything. I'd definitely see both bands again.

Playground Slap at O'Connell's

Go check out Playground Slap with special guest Mike Keneally. I really like them, but I'll be watching Weird Al over at the San Diego County Fair.

Playground Slap will also be playing at the San Diego County Fair this summer so go there too!

O'Connell's is located on 30th and Adams, I think. :)

4'Oclock Friday's Line-up at Del Mar Race Track

07/20 Satellite Party featuring Perry Farrell
07/27 Pinback
08/03 Violent Femmes
08/04 The Cult
08/10 Unwritten Law
08/17 Cake
08/24 Pete Yorn
08/25 Reggae Fest featuring Ziggy Marley
08/31 Angels & Airwaves


I'm excited! It's mostly because of Pete Yorn and Cake, but I'll probably be at some of the other shows. The concerts are free with paid admission to the Del Mar Race Track. The band goes on after the last race, so the time may vary from show to show. The place where the bands usually play is pretty cool, but if you want to be upfront, you need to get there early. If I recall, I think you might be able to just buy a ticket to the show - but you might want to double-check that.

Cold War Kids at Street Scene 2007

You heard it first at SD: Dialed In.

I'm excited. I've never seen them. I think it'll be fun. The White Stripes though are another story. I've seen them live and I thought they were boring. But since the Cold War Kids are touring with The White Stripes, there's a good chance that they will be coming to San Diego.

I just really, really hope they get the Smashing Pumpkins on the bill.

Morrissey Pictures 06/03/07

As promised,

Here are my Morrissey Pictures on Flickr. Some are better than others, but they do their job.

Hope you like! Morrissey Pictures

Happy Monday!

I didn't get a chance to run around to any shows this weekend. I was busy with non-music type activities. I had a lot of fun.

I did make it out to the Del Mar Fair yesterday. It wasn't as croweded as I thought it would be, but closer to 6pm I started to see all of the Lupillo Rivera fans coming out and getting ready for his show. It was interesting.

Click here to read all about Lupillo Rivera

Oh, I finally have the Morrissey pictures upload - I'll have them up soon as well as some cool pics from the Fair.

LA Peeps: Incubus Pre-sale

Tickets go on pre-sale Friday, June 8th at 10am through ticketmaster.

Password: Calabasas

Tickets are $40, $35 (reserved), and $25 (lawn)

There is a 6-ticket limit.

They're playing at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheater on September 7th!

Enjoy!

Morrissey at Embarcadero (Viejas Bayside) 06/03/07 Review

I went. I was very up in the air about going. I had seen him before and had great experiences and now that he's older, I felt that it might ruin what I had seen before and leave an ugly taste in my mouth.

Pictures to come...

Setlist:

The Queen Is Dead
First Of The Gang To Die
You Have Killed Me
In The Future When All's Well
Disappointed
Ganglord
Girlfriend In A Coma
Let Me Kiss You
The National Front Disco
That's How People Grow Up
Panic
Irish Blood, English Heart
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Everyday Is Like Sunday
I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
I Will See You In Far Off Places
I've Changed My Plea To Guilty
How Soon Is Now?

I got there about a little after 7pm and I was able to hear Kristine Young play her set while I was in line waiting to get in. It was the longest line I have ever seen to get into that place! She sounded good. She's a two-piece. She's on the keys and the other guy was on some other instrument - sorry, I forgot. hehehe

Before Morrissey took the stage, he was showing clips of black and white movies, my favorite being the East of Eden clips with James Dean. I had/have a slight obsession with him since I was 14. Once that was done, the screen dropped and his backdrop showed 3 side-by-side pictures of James Dean - great stuff!

Morrissey came on looking all swank. I was surprised by how good he looked. He's in his early 50s and still has it going on. He opened with The Queen is Dead and I was hooked. I had seen him twice before - many, many moons ago and I left every show beaming. He got really sweaty fast. He took off his shirt very early into the set and I am proud to report that he's keeping in shape. He went backstage and changed into a different shirt, but it didn't really matter. He had the back sweat and he even had titty sweat. Close your eyes and imagine that! hahahaha

The sound was not the best. I saw Radiohead at this venue and they blew me away. Morrissey needed a lot more power and a lot more sound coming from his speakers and monitors. He alluded to this right from the beginning by asking the crowd how it sounded out there because it sounded "shitty" up here. He was constantly playing with his mic and his in-ear monitor. He wasn't happy with the security. They were being assholes with the crowd. I mean, come on, it's Morrissey, the fans aren't that crazy! He would even start some of the songs off-beat. I'm sure this didn't help his mood, being the diva that he is. He even gave his mic to a few fans so that they can talk!

The setlist that was provided to the sound guys had 2 encore songs and 2 additional songs he omitted. I was bummed about that because I really wanted to hear 2 of those songs. He did a great job vocally. He still has it. Morrissey was moving around, playing to both sides of the stage. He was doing his ever-famous mic cord swaying manevouer (however you spell that). Everytime he does that, I want him to sing "Boy Racer". I LOVE that song. I was surprised by the amount of energy he gave to the audience in the beginning, but then it all went downhill.

I'm sure the sound and technical issues he was having and the crowd being a little unresponsive at times didn't help his mood. He ended up leaving half way through "How Soon is Now" and didn't really sing much of the song. He didn't bother to say bye or come out for an encore. He just left without any word. The lights came on, but we still had hope - no one was breaking things down. But once the production crew came on, we knew it was over and I was sorely disappointed. I wasn't disappointed with the actual show, I was disappointed with his exit. I have not been to a concert that just ended so abruptly. I truly hope that this was just a one show fluke and that his remaining dates are even better.

I was really surprised with the crowd though. Morrissey fans are usually pretty cool, passive folks, but not this time. I saw so many mean fans. There was this guy that was at least 6 feet tall and he was elbowing shorter girls that were either trying to move up front or being pushed up front because the oh so many thousands behind her were making her move towards the front. And this guy just wasn't pushing back, he was winding up and swinging his elbows into people. There were people talking shit to others. You had the shorter people telling the taller people to move to the back. Um, if they waited at the venue since 1pm, I don't care how tall you are or aren't, you deserve to be up front.

We were out of there at around 930pm and headed over to Tivoli's for a drink. I still love Morrissey. I just hope he doesn't get all diva like this again and kicks ass for the rest of his tour.

Will I see Morrissey again? I don't know, probably not.

Fifty on Their Heels, Teenage Talking Cars, Chief Death Rage @ Tower Bar 06 02/07 Review

I had so much fun at the Tower Bar on Saturday night. I had never been there and I'm glad we finally made the trek. The drinks were cheap and quite delicious, the music was loud and full of energy and The Toxic Avenger was playing in the background. What more could I have asked for?

We showed up a little after Chief Death Rage, from Denton, Texas, started to play. Can I tell you how awesome they are? At first I was a little put off by the loudness of the band. I think I might have sustained some hearing damage, but after I got use to the sound volume, I saw the light. They reminded me a lot of Ministry. They were pretty dark and hardcore. And they packed a lot of punch for being a 3-piece. So are two of them twins? I tried to really check them out without checking them out,but I couldn't tell. I didn't want to get all stalker on them! I couldn't make out a lot of the lyrics, but I was enthralled with the music and the playing. The drummer, also the singer, had no kick drum! I loved it. He stood up most of the time, if not all of the time while singing/playing. Now that I think of it, I don't think he even had a stool out there. Hmmm. Anyone confirm that? The sound was a bit muddy,and I don't know if that was a combination of the place and the instruments, but it didn't stop me from buying their record. $5? No problem. It's all about supporting touring bands. You want them to keep coming back.

After another drink, we were ready for Teenage Talking Cars from Los Angeles. Before I get into that, can I say that I love the bartenders at the Tower Bar! I didn't really have to wait for a drink and they were all about service. I think we tipped them more than our drinks cost because we were so damn happy with the service!

I had never seen this band and some were surprised that I hadn't. I'm glad I finally caught them. They're a four piece with this energy/vibe to them that put a smile on my face. They wanted to be there; they wanted to play. I loved the drummer. She was beating the shit out of the drums and she was singing along to some of the songs. I loved the non-vocal communication going on between the band. It was a mixture of hand signals and facial expressions. The lead singer was always trying to talk to the audience, trying to get them to participate. I dug her voice and I dug the guitars and the bass. They had some strange sounds coming out of their equipment, but they were all well-placed. Their songs were short and sweet and non-stop. My jaw dropped at the very end of their set. They did the unexpected, in my eyes at least. The drummer and the guitarist did this matador and bull dance, right out of the bull ring. He jumped on top of the kick drum, jumped off, the whole time making faces at the drummer. She looked scared, but excited. He walked backwards into the crowd and runs, full steam ahead into the drummer and the drum set, knocking her down and knocking the drum set to pieces. It was CRAZY! I couldn't believe they did that. And then reality set it. They were using Nick's drum set. Luckilly, the show went on and the drum set was not harmed. CRAZY!


Fifty came on and didn't disappoint. Junior and Co set-up so they were super close to the audience - just the way he likes it. They played a great set. Justin took off his shirt and I could've sworn I heard someone yell out their devotion to him! Junior had some mic troubles of the "limp" kind. It just wouldn't stay in place. He of course had some great helpers that would help him "readjust" his mic when it needed it. And Nick took off his ever-present shades while he was playing. The crowd was very responsive and into it. People were bouncing around, singing along and drinking the night away. It was a late show, but it didn't feel like it at all. I snuck away after I bought their 7" and said my goodbyes as I was tired and a bit buzzed. :)

They had their new 7" available for sale for only $5 or $3 or I don't remember. I bought two because I hate it when I lose something I love and now I have a replacement, just in case. The artwork is cool and the quality of the vinyl is good as well. It's definitely a great buy. You can buy it at Record City and Taang! Records, which are both located in Hillcrest.

All in all - a great night filled with great music and friends. Loved it!

When going to a concert...

Please expect to be stepped on, get your hair pulled, have tall people in front of you, have short people in front of you, have smelly people EVERYWHERE, have massive surges throw you every which way possible, and perhaps have beer or whatever thrown at you.

I still don't understand the people that complain about these things. They are simple facts. This is what happens - especially if you're trying to make your way up front. Don't put yourself in the crowd if you're not prepared for this sort of behaviour.

And you know what I hate, the giant 6 foot or perhaps taller guy(s) that get all agro and decide they have to start elbowing girls in the chest so they don't move in front of them. These girls were small, but that didn't stop him. What a douche!

Great Northern & Roses on her Grave at Beauty Bar tonight!

Tonights show will not disappoint. Go if you know what's good for you! Rosey and Lyn are two great local San Diego Bloggers that have all the information you need to know about the San Diego Music Scene. Go out and support local, live music!

And don't forget, Fifty on Their Heels tomorrow night at the Tower Bar and Morrissey on Sunday. You know have my agenda for the weekend!

2007 Street Scene Band Announcement

Muse on the 22nd of September.

Check out Rosey's blog, SD:Dialed In for more complete information.

What do you guys think? I like that addition. I've never seen them, but I've heard great things about them.